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An analysis of developments in British defence policy since 1945. This text looks at how British defence policy has balanced the country's need to maintain the status of an independent nuclear power with its diminishing role in world politics.

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Chapter I: Introduction ; Chapter II: From the end of the second world war to the Korean war 1945-1950 ; Chapter III: From the Korean war to the Suez crisis 1950-1956 ; Chapter IV: The Sandys white paper of 1957 and its consequences ; Chapter V: The end of Britain's role east of Suez 1964-1968 ; Chapter VI: Britain's defence problems in the 1970s ; Chapter VII: The Thatcher government and defence 1979-1988 ; Chapter VIII: Conclusion.

British Defence Since 1945

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 09/03/1989
      ISBN13: 9780631160557, 978-0631160557
      ISBN10: 0631160558
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An analysis of developments in British defence policy since 1945. This text looks at how British defence policy has balanced the country's need to maintain the status of an independent nuclear power with its diminishing role in world politics.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter I: Introduction ; Chapter II: From the end of the second world war to the Korean war 1945-1950 ; Chapter III: From the Korean war to the Suez crisis 1950-1956 ; Chapter IV: The Sandys white paper of 1957 and its consequences ; Chapter V: The end of Britain's role east of Suez 1964-1968 ; Chapter VI: Britain's defence problems in the 1970s ; Chapter VII: The Thatcher government and defence 1979-1988 ; Chapter VIII: Conclusion.

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